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Lower levels of light are what causes the dimmer switch to heat up. The extra electricity that is not being used when the light is lowered is sent to the circuitry of the dimmer switch. The heating up is normal.

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What happens to the brightness of the bulb When you put a dimmer switch in your series circuit and turn it up?

I'm not sure what you mean by turning a dimmer switch "up".-- When the dimming action of the device is turned 'up', the bulbbecomes more dim, that is, less bright.-- The dimmer may have an arrow printed on its control, labeled 'brighter'.In that case, when you turn the control in the direction of the arrow,the light becomes brighter, i.e. less dim.


When you flip the switch on a flashlight what make it come on?

When you flip the switch on a flashlight, it completes the circuit and allows the flow of electricity from the battery to the light bulb. This causes the filament in the light bulb to heat up and produce light through a process called incandescence.


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An object heats up when it absorbs heat energy from its surroundings, and cools down when it releases heat energy to its surroundings. This process is known as thermal energy transfer.


Why a piece of material floating in space burns up when it gets pulled in by earth's gravity?

As the material enters Earth's atmosphere, it compresses the air in front of it, creating intense frictional heating due to the high speed. This causes the material to heat up very rapidly and eventually burn up. The heat generated by the friction between the material and the atmosphere is what causes it to burn.


How does the microwave work to heat up food quickly and efficiently?

Microwaves work by emitting electromagnetic radiation that causes water molecules in food to vibrate, generating heat. This heat quickly and efficiently warms up the food from the inside out.

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